Jackanory

 Tv played a part in my childhood and this was one show I loved.

Although this photograph is black and white it would of been taken around the late 1980′s, early 1990′s showing a group of Boys and Girls watching intently the story reading show Jackanory that run from 1965 through 1996 on BBC tv. 

The idea of spoken word show  on a visual medium may seem odd but well read stories with illustrations shown occasionally did hold the interest of children during that era not unlike story time at junior school and also promote the idea of reading for pleasure.

Alan Bennett appeared reading The House at Pooh Corner as did a good number of British actors and actresses three days a week on this BBC just before tea time show

Bernard Cribbins reads The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien on BBC Tv’s Jackanory 1979

A photo montage from various editions of Jackanory showing Kenneth Williams together with other actors and actresses reading on this much missed BBC tv show.